You go to the zoo with your little brother, and he calls all animals with feathers woodpeckers because he all birds into that category.When you pass a parrot and tell him it's not a woodpecker, but a parrot, he must this new information.
A)assimilates; conserve
B)assimilates; accommodate
C)accommodates; assimilate
D)accommodates; conserve

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The little brother previously had a schema that all birds with feathers are woodpeckers. When he learns that the parrot is not a woodpecker, he must accommodate this new information into his schema by adjusting his previous categorization of birds. This process is known as assimilation and accommodation, but in this scenario, the brother is mostly accommodating. Therefore, choice B is the best answer.

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